Baseball Recap: Pope Makes It 17 in a Row at Home

Pope entered their tilt with River Ridge on Friday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Greyhounds have posted against the Knights since May 17, 2017.

Greyhounds

Previous Games (Home)

03/21/25 vs River Ridge	5-4
03/21/25 vs River Ridge	11-6
03/14/25 vs Creekview	5-4
03/14/25 vs Creekview	3-1
03/07/25 vs Sequoyah	8-0
+ 12 more games

Pope's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for River Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-6.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Pope is set to square off against their familiar foe Woodstock at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, River Ridge will face off against rival Lassiter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.